Paul ryan and donald trump

BORIS Johnson has won a promise from Donald Trump to strike a trade deal straight after Brexit, aides revealed last night. The Foreign Secretary claimed the big success after holding talks with the President Elect’s senior advisers in New York on Sunday night.It came after he told the billionaire property tycoon’s most senior White House advisers, Jared Kushner and Steven Bannon, that the UK wants to “pencil in” the terms of a major free trade deal now – to be signed on our EU exit.A source close to Boris said: “Trump’s team said we are front of the line for a trade deal, and they want to sort a deal as soon as we can”.The Trump presidency’s warmth to a multi-billion pound tie up stands in stark contrast to departing US President Barack Obama.On a visit to the UK during the referendum campaign, Mr Obama warned Britain would be “at the back of the queue” for a trade deal if it voted for Brexit.But it also emerged there … [Read more...] about Fresh Brexit boost as US officials promise Boris Johnson the UK will get quick trade deal after Donald Trump enters White House

BORIS Johnson has jetted over to New York for meetings with key members of Donald Trump's team as part of attempts to forge links with the new administration.The Foreign Secretary is due to meet Mr Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and the president-elect's chief strategist Steve Bannon.Theresa May, who is expected to meet with the President-elect in the spring, has said she has had two "very good, positive" conversations with Mr Trump since he won the election, but today labelled his comments about groping women "unacceptable".The status of the special relationship between the two long-time allies has been the subject of intense scrutiny since Mr Trump won the US presidential election in November.That interest has been partly fuelled by the president-elect's apparent close relationship with the former Ukip leader Nigel Farage and the fact that both Mrs May and Mr Johnson have been critical of the outspoken property tycoon's comments in the past.During the controversy following the … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson flies to New York for talks with Donald Trump’s aides after Theresa May blasts billionaire’s ‘p****-grabbing’ boast

PAUL Ryan is the current Republican Speaker of the US House of Representatives.It was widely predicted that he was unlikely to retain his position as the 54th speaker after Donald Trump's huge victory over Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton.He said he will seek re-election, but as it seems he will not need to, as a spokesman confirmed he will remain in the position.Making his first public comments since Trump’s upset victory, Ryan himself said: “We had great conversations about how we would work together on the transition.”Ryan has been speaker for a year after his predecessor, John Boehner, retired.He has a bachelor's degree in economics and political science from Miami University.He was first elected to the House in 1998 as the second youngest member.Since then he has been re-elected eight times and never received less than 55 per cent of the vote.Usually speakers run for two year terms.The 46-year-old from Janesville, Wisconsin was his party's 2012 vice … [Read more...] about Who is Paul Ryan and will he remain Speaker of the House now Donald Trump is President?

DONALD Trump brushed off the disappearing support of his own party and warned: "Now the shackles are off."The Republican candidate for US President has seen his backing dry up after a series of controversial taped comments released at the weekend.The most notable name to leave the Trump stable was Speaker Paul Ryan who admitted he could not support the businessman yesterday.And that drew the ire of Trump, who went on a furious Twitter rant this afternoon.The 70-year-old wrote: "It is so nice that the shackles have been taken off me and I can now fight for America the way I want to."He added: "Our very weak and ineffective leader, Paul Ryan, had a bad conference call where his members went wild at his disloyalty."A third tweet read: "Despite winning the second debate in a landslide (every poll), it is hard to do well when Paul Ryan and others give zero support!"He later turned his fire on the Republican party as a whole.The controversial former host of The Apprentice added: "With the … [Read more...] about Furious Donald Trump disowns ‘weak’ Republican party and vows to go it alone as backers defend his genital-grabbing comments

DONALD Trump and his wife Melania stepped out for the final time as President and First Lady elect at a lavish black tie dinner.The 70-year-old Republican was welcomed onto the stage at Washington D.C.'s Union Station by his soon to be Vice President Mike Pence just before 9pm.Melania stunned in a glittering ball gown, in typical Trump gold, as her victorious husband addressed the waiting crowd.In a speech filled with thank yous as well as barbed put downs, The Donald did make time for laughs joking that if it rains that was "OK because people will realise it's my real hair".He told the audience: "It may rain, it may not rain. I don't care. It doesn't matter. If it really pours that's OK because people will realize it's my real hair."It might be a mess but they're gonna see it's my real hair."The audience included every one from top Republicans to singers and reality stars.Speaker Paul Ryan and his wife Janna were at the plush event along with singer Jackie Evancho, who is set to sing … [Read more...] about Donald Trump is joined by his golden girl Melania for pre-inauguration dinner where he joked ‘you’ll know it’s my real hair’ if it rains today

That presidential nominees and their parties are not always exactly on the same page is not unusual. In fact, political differences between the candidate and segments of his or her party are quite common. Usually though, both sides try to iron out those differences as best as they can as soon as the dust from the primaries has settled and the national election campaign rolls around. Even when party members have serious misgivings about the candidate, as many Republicans had with the very conservative Barry Goldwater in 1964 and many Democrats had with the very progressive George McGovern in 1972, party and candidate at least nominally still work together. That's why the current public feud and split between Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his party is unparalleled and has stunned scholars of US politics. Without precedent "We are in uncharted waters," said Scott Lucas, a professor of American Studies at the University of Birmingham in Britain. Nigel Bowles, the … [Read more...] about Donald Trump has broken the Republican Party

Presumptive US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States should consider more racial profiling, in the wake of last week's massacre at an Orlando nightclub . "I think profiling is something that we're going to have to start thinking about as a country," Trump told the CBS political talk show "Face the Nation." "You look at Israel and you look at others, and they do it and they do it successfully. And you know, I hate the concept of profiling, but we have to start using common sense," he said. Trump sparked criticism for his comments on American Muslims after the Orlando shooting, in which a US-born Muslim man killed 49 people at a gay nightclub. He stood by his call to suspend immigration from countries with "a proven history of terrorism." Trump had also previously called for a temporary ban on Muslim immigration to America after a Muslim-American and his wife killed 14 people in San Bernardino, California in December. US Muslims, Trump … [Read more...] about Donald Trump mulls increased racial profiling in wake of Orlando attack

When US President Donald Trump visited Puerto Rico last week and saw first-hand the destructive aftermath of Hurricane Maria, he reaffirmed the US' commitment to rebuilding the reeling island. On Thursday, however, he adopted an altogether different tone and indicated that the federal government would not be sticking around for the long haul. Read more: US President Donald Trump in Puerto Rico says Hurricane Maria devastation not 'real catastrophe' In a series of tweets, the presidents insisted that Washington could not keep sending help "forever" and that "electric and all infrastructure was disaster before hurricanes." Trump's remarks prompted, not for the first time, a war of words with Yulin Cruz, the mayor of Puerto Rico's capital San Juan. Cruz tweeted that the president's remarks were "unbecoming" for a commander-in-chief, and "seem[ed] more to come from a 'Hater in Chief." Later on Thursday, in letter to a member of Congress, Cruz accused Trump of being … [Read more...] about Donald Trump lashes out at Puerto Rico as lawmakers approve $36.5 billion aid package

Vice President-elect Mike Pence has been described in the media as prudent, quiet, loyal, deliberate, cautious, deft and eloquent. He has characterized himself as a "Christian, conservative and Republican - in that order." Donald Trump picked Pence to be his running mate in mid-July. It was seen as a strategic bridge to conservatives that Trump couldn't build on his own. Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan, for example, spoke out against Trump's sexism, but he has called himself a "big fan" of Pence. Trump and Pence also at odds Trump wanted a vice president who could help sell his ideas in Congress. Pence maintains extensive contacts there thanks to a decade serving in the House of Representatives. The two don't see eye-to-eye on everything: The 57-year-old Pence has called Russia's political system "corrupt," while Trump has repeatedly heaped praise on President Vladimir Putin. Pence is also a strong proponent of free trade, which Trump opposes. Pence dismissed Trump's calls to … [Read more...] about Mike Pence: The man at Donald Trump’s side

In a rare moment of party unity, Donald Trump endorsed House Speaker Paul Ryan and other top Republicans late Friday. "We have to unite," Trump said, speaking at a campaign rally in the US state of Wisconsin. "As president I will need a Republican Senate and House to accomplish all of the changes I want to make." He added that the campaign "is not about me or any one candidate." "We will have disagreements. But we will disagree as friends and never stop working together toward victory," Trump said. The reversal came after Ryan strongly attacked Trump's performance on Thursday, three months before Americans choose between Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Ryan had reiterated that his support for the presidential nominee was not guaranteed. Trump also decided to endorse Arizona Senator John McCain, the party's 2008 nominee, in his congressional re-election campaign, after refusing to do so earlier. The billionaire has come under heavy fire from his own side … [Read more...] about Trump finally endorses leading Republicans Paul Ryan, John McCain